Beijing Smog Worse Than Government Standard Most Days Last Year
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Smog in Beijing was worse than government standards on most days last year, the environment ministry said.
Air quality in the capital was substandard 52 percent of days, the Ministry of Environmental Protection said today in a statement on its website. In Beijing, nearby Tianjin and the surrounding province of Hebei, pollution was worse than the standard 63 percent of days, averaging three times the limit. Seven of China’s 10 smoggiest cities were in Hebei.